Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
TIM BOSS or BAaANCAR0O.
Temple nsnl

10 SyaS all alone u the nut nc NV
rackinp-case staring into the fire,
~ ~. 'ihoWs on his knees, and HE head on
~ hands. talking 20 himself, as solitary
-, Mil. There was a gloomy, help
J ~ 80 por1,lexi,y in his look, as he thrust
-, baraing brands together with the
- ri his boot. and muttered over and
- oeein-" Hoss a-dyin'l-no, no.
''i stTay stock.ridcr had passed by that
~ noon. on his way 20 distant sta
> !. y, and brought the news from baran-
81, was Murdoch, Of Barangaroo-
, ,,oy Murdoch, who Icy dying
rrlv diving in torture helplesS'y
ED ana manglcd by falling tree
"a, WIS overseeing some timhcr-cut-
IN the bush. The man whose gay
-,.,sncss uas the wonder OF the colo
obo had ridden unharmcL time
3D.. fine through the very jaws OF
the reckless. hayward, fantastic
a. io.Whom mortal danger was as
s-'.ar lrienG--whom every one loved
,.uobcd at-so full Of life and Joy
t.r Why. tho very thought OF his
.rwasimpossibleand iucOngrueus--
.,f..sfit seemed rs if the only fitting
go. such career woAld be a swift,
-1,n ..rake-to be natched away
+. ronert. with the laughing light
I'll In bi. ewes. aud the last snatch OF
......,tu lingering on his lip. Itscemed
.'-..iDr,l. horrible. fer LennoX Muir
R .h. n all men. 70 be lying on his
r..l ID the darkeucd room, with closed
49,. and drawn, white hips. 80
.'.-,I, his ovcrsocr. who had carried
a.. IN stairs in his arms and laid him
,-If'v down ON the bed he would
81. ~ leave again-iccing al the htne.
'-.. Quiet scoisman as he was, as II
.vp heart would break So
l.r Li-,houqh they could not per
I.,. have put ii Into words
4. mon who hung gloomily about
f doors or hstleSsly went through
q.h thor work silently, or speaking
f. freh,i voices to each other. There
r.,.lt have been better mon-therc GER
...'v were many far more ludicious
..i with better regulated minds
,l.rcas the ccnsorious might have sad
r.t LcnnoX Murloch's mind WAS not
r mated at al: hut there was not
. plcrJ. or hut-becpcr, or hand OF
g.. eort on the station that would NOT
l... riycn ANYTHING to "havc Murdoch
f.al again in a good taaun temper,
g.. one o. them SAID, No, they would
&c.,, hear MS wrathful harangues or
I..r..rI.ss "chnii again.
,.j tls man who now sat over the
.-. dis great, hlack-henrded, half
.... t.qthen Englishpan-had
n.u.ws with stolid apathy, and
..r.r -ala word. Perhaps the idea
...'l..s ume to reach that slow
....... l....u e his. After the stranger
IT, ..r.. b.. ,.uug the billy and set the
g.. a.. i.il. and got oil things ready as
49, ear hi, mates when they should
,.trr,. and then lac settled down to
o.. Ir...Iu~ watch over the fire, NUT
tl..r ir..,u words 10 himself.
ID. vae uote man of many IDEAS
r.fua, apparent at the first glance.
Ir.t.IIV he had not started IN lie with
s,,,r. .-iye amount, and ms expert
.r...sa n ordinary seaman ON board
,.-.r, small merchant vessels, and
I.r..n convict IN Sidney. had not
+r.,. to increase or elevate hrs stock.
I.t once aa had acquired notion OF
... -.t. Doc chung to H., or 1t to INN,
str ,Lc lcuacity OF tine hmpet on the
fo mot think hc remembered him
what offence he lad been trans.
rr.l for. Perhaps many years OF
..-.rv bush life had affected ms
morv. and its duh uniformity dead
r.l the past into one blurred haze;
I... that of the savage, his mind did
f.t look after nor very far before YET
r-.r'v inactive it was not. lie dd
f,nE and reason. IN his slow and
..,..l fashion. lie was not cunning,
i.r naturally cmel, though his ship
..l III. iic had generated in him II
aH. broodinc ferocity that sometimes
,mat "a lirht in outbreaks of fury.
And the highest idea his mind was
..il, oi conceiying was embodied IN
H. words Murdoch Of Barangaroo.
I..- is how II came.
=, ld GRADUALLY become possessed
-a,a.ue belief that it was the destiny
-l normal condition Of man to be
,e.uat. cuiled, kicked. and generally
c.r-lrj "a nuisance, unless 1t were
is lrr lot to be able 10 swear at
others l lis turn, and acqmesced
tinr m ills dull, passive way. And
..rLu rs time was out, and he set
tr. Dn lis aimlcss wandernes, ne
Omitted 0lt 90 BarangaroO Station. with
convict written on every hne OF has
...l.r. fure and sullen face. And
... to pass, one hot December
rmac. That he stopped Gstlessly by
t....r OF Murdoch's sherIng-shed,
end -.Va Liam ii3e by at a tearing gal
lu... manifcent black hOrse-a
mamma .carlct shirt, with curly head
.I twnal!ne eve, who suddenly
rnI nr. stopped short, and shouted
.L.Io. o.d cock. have You any par
trlr ,n.a-emeuty' And while Bill
tn.u va, slowly tryingto evolve an
-..r.t De- was surprised 10y another
l tul.
-.au Won shear a sheep without cut
g.. hm an To pieces?
'uson fixed his eyes on the frank,
..'y face that looked down on him,
ll mutually finding his voice said;
"l don't know. but III try.
Come on. them" said Murdoch, as
Llnug down and hitched his horse
4. post. But before he had gone
to steps he turned andleaned against
te van, with his hand against his SIDE
shaking with laughter.
You're rum customer, you are
luF, never asked me what you're &c
rt
lhcmau dropped hishead, and kicked
| fuous.y at a stone on the ground
! lll hc muttered without looking a
! Murdoch:
You ncycrcd asked me-where
I come from"
And Murdoch understood There
Vas O. curious twist of perversity IN IN
raur.-or some Of his friends 50 called
d. Civilized and respectable citizen
boz would treat with the subimest an
daciy Of disdain. II was common
4yugabout him that he feared NOTHING
ana respected nobody. But for out
casts and disreputable characters o